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A. DAVIS.

. TWO WHEELED VEHICLE. No. 300,051. Patented June 10, 1884} re. PETERS,Photo-Lithograph". Wnhmgiqn. n. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT 0FFICE ALBERT DAVIS, OF MASON, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNORTO THE MASON ROAD CART COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE.

SRECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 300,051, dated June 10,1884.

Application filed December 26, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

- Be it known that I, ALBERT DAVIS, of Mason, in the county of Inghamand State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements inTwo-Wheeled Vehicles; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing,

which forms a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in theconstruction of' two-wheeled vehicles, the object of the invention beingto provide'ineans for adjusting the body.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction and arrangement ofanadjusting-rod, in combination with the axle and shafts, all as morefully hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this specification,the invention is shown in side elevation, and in which A represents theaxle, and B the rear extension of the shafts. To the under side of theshafts and at the rear ends thereof is rigidly secured the strap-iron 0,provided with an eye, which engages with the upwardly-projecting cars aof the clip D, which embraces the axle.

E is the tie-bar at the bottom of the clip D,

and projects forward, terminating in an eye, b, which engages with thebifurcated end of the rod F, the opposite end of which passes through ahole in the lug G, pendent from the strap-iron O, and receives two nuts,H, one upon either side of the lug G. By this construction it willreadily be seen that the ends of the body can easily be raised orlowered, as may be desired.

I am aware of Patents Nos. 270,700 and 286,734, and make no claim to theconstructions shown therein.

What I claim as my invention is In a two-wheeled vehicle, thecombination of the axle A, shafts B. clip D, provided with the cars a,strap-iron 0, having lug G and an eye to engage with the ears a, tie barE, provided with the eye b, rod F, pivoted at one end to the axle, andthe other end adapted to pass through and be supported by said lug,

and the nuts H, whereby the shaft B and its adjusting-rod are pivotallysecured to the axle, substantially as and for the purposes described.

. ALBERT DAVIS.

lVitnesses:

JNO. 0. Sources, JOHN W. VVHALLON.

